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H.R. 976 117th Congress House

ETHIC Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand, enhance, and improve applicable public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Kathy Castor Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Transparent Honest Information on COVID-19 Act or the ETHIC Act

This bill retroactively requires states and other jurisdictions to report specified COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a condition of receiving certain COVID-19 funding.

The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to commission a study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on public health data infrastructure.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Feb 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 976: ETHIC Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-976/
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"H.R. 976: ETHIC Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-976/.
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H.R. 976, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-976/.
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